Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.73/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$126.73

104 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.90

vs MD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	129.00	675	85
Medium and Large 2	480	116.60	560	19thin

One grade step is worth $12.39/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale104 hd

126.73

—

MD average1 barns · 113 hd

127.64

−0.90

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,578	95.99	1,514	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,481	96.29	1,426	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	85.40	1,220	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	76.84	1,023	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,221	66.76	815	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,480	129.46	1,916	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,459	118.74	1,732	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,444	133.38	1,926	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,409	121.89	1,717	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	222.37/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 2	99	158.34/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	76	90.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	74	40.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	94	250.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

79 lots · USDA AMS · Four States Livestock Sales - Hagerstown, MD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	996	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	137.22/cwt	130.00–152.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	127.58/cwt	122.50–132.50	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	108.72/cwt	102.50–112.50	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	114.06/cwt	107.50–120.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	125.87/cwt	120.00–137.50	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	145.41/cwt	137.50–150.00	455	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	143.38/cwt	125.00–152.50	889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	145.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	545	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	149.96/cwt	140.00–159.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	136.19/cwt	135.00–137.50	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	133.58/cwt	127.50–140.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	141.98/cwt	130.00–157.50	737	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	136.07/cwt	120.00–145.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	913	120.30/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,098	3
Bulls	—	—	1,572	97.94/cwt	91.00–106.50	1,540	6
Bulls	—	—	1,670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,837	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	83.12/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,287	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	92.13/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,302	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	83.60/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,198	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	66.76/cwt	64.00–71.00	815	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,444	133.38/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,926	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,481	96.29/cwt	94.50–100.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,459	118.74/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,732	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	75.88/cwt	72.00–80.50	1,003	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	137.19/cwt	122.50–147.50	582	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	296	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	123.13/cwt	117.50–135.00	643	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	118.50/cwt	115.00–127.50	856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	136.19/cwt	130.00–142.50	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	115.93/cwt	110.00–130.00	787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	132.95/cwt	127.50–147.50	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	129.92/cwt	122.50–137.50	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	974	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	822	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.50	429	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	683	100.46/cwt	91.00–110.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	149.39/cwt	145.00–151.00	869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	596	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	371	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	376	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	470	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	492	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	143.88/cwt	125.00–162.50	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	143.17/cwt	132.00–167.50	1,052	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	144.17/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	148.95/cwt	140.00–152.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	118.34/cwt	112.50–122.50	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	126.57/cwt	119.00–135.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	154.27/cwt	151.00–162.00	808	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	235	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	214.33/cwt	185.00–247.50	201	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	116	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	197	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	150.17/cwt	110.00–170.00	141	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	207.27/cwt	190.00–230.00	211	8
Bulls	Utility	—	74	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	68	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	165.63/cwt	165.00–167.50	167	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	324	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	155	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	388	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	248	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	80.45/cwt	79.50–81.50	1,101	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,480	129.46/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,916	4
Steers	Select	—	1,409	121.89/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,717	8

How this sale compares

Maryland weighted averages

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